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FLASHBACK Arpitha
IN L O VIN G M EM O RY O F

JUL 2002 - FEB 2020

“"She was wild but her soul was made of gold. She was loving and did things out of kindness. She
treated people as if they had a temple inside of them. She didn't live by a set of rules. Her intuition was
her compass; and it brought her to the right place at the right time, and led her to people who'd
eventually mean the world to her. She dazzled her way through uncertainty; she couldn't even choose
who to fall in love with and whom not to, it didn't scare her, nothing really did. She believed in freedom.
She wasn't someone people wanted her to be. She wanted to make her life a piece of art, just as mad
and poetic as her, which would bring you to your knees. She was the kind of radiance associated with
religious epiphanies. Rest in peace, Arpu. I love you." - Shanaia Malkani

"I first met you in the eighth grade. You came to visit KIS for joining the next year. One of the first few
things you said to me was that, 'once I got to know you, I’d be surprised', and I was. You were unlike any
other. You were never afraid of being yourself and I loved that about you. On rough days, you’d still
manage to make people laugh. You were a light Arpu. You taught me so much. I still hear your laughter
echoing in Bob King and in quad. I miss you more and more everyday Arpu. I love you, always.”
– Shaneika Gonsalvez

“Arpitha taught me that it is always okay to ask for help. She helped me more than I could ever help
her. She was good at many things, but thing she excelled at was never shutting up. I thank her every
day for it, because I do not think I would be the person I am today, if Arpu decided not to tell me things.
There’s a lot of things that remind me of Arpu, because she did almost everything. I miss Arpu’s
random dance moves, I miss her yelling at me and calling me an idiot, and I miss talking to her till two
in the morning till we both ended up crying on the phone. I love you very much Arpu and I’m sorry we
couldn’t make this place a better place for you.” - Achyutha Mamidipudi